How To Install yp-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yp-tools on Kali Linux.
What is yp-tools
yp-tools is:
This package provides a number of tools for working with NIS installations including ypset, ypwhich, ypcat, ypmatch, yppoll, ypchfn, ypchsh and yppasswd.
NIS, originally known as Yellow Pages (YP), is mostly used to let several machines in a network share the same account information, such as the password file. It is an old, but simple system to share information, which should be used only in relatively trusted networks, due to its intrinsic limitations for security.
There are three methods to install yp-tools on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yp-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install yp-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yp-toolsInstall yp-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install yp-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yp-toolsInstall yp-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install yp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yp-toolsHow To Uninstall yp-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the yp-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yp-toolsUninstall yp-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yp-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yp-toolsRemove yp-tools Configurations and Data
To remove yp-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yp-toolsRemove yp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yp-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yp-toolsDependencies
yp-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yp-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.